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CNN  —  A group of 59 White South Africans arrived in the United States last week after being granted refugee status by the White House, which has fast-tracked the processing of Afrikaner refugees but paused refugee applications for other nationalities. On Wednesday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington, seeking a reset in relations with the United States. Ties between both nations have been fraught since Trump froze aid to South Africa in February over claims it was mistreating its minority White population. The South African government said “reframing bilateral, economic…

European stocks end lowerUK long-term borrowing costs set to close at highest level since 1998The British government’s long-term borrowing costs were higher, with the 30-year gilt yield set to close at its highest level since 1998.The 30-year gilt yield was up over 5 basis points to 5.573% at 2:40 p.m. in London, the 20-year gilt was over 4 basis points higher to 5.451%, while the 10-year gilt was flat at 4.762%.U.K. borrowing costs have risen off the back of the U.K.-EU post-Brexit deal on Monday, in which the two sides signed an agreement covering a number of matters including security,…

OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ report, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday that the company’s next major product won’t be a wearable. Instead, it will be a compact, screenless device, fully aware of its user’s surroundings. Small enough to sit on a desk or fit in a pocket, Altman described it as both a “third core device” alongside a MacBook Pro and iPhone, and an “AI companion” integrated into daily life. The preview followed OpenAI’s announcement that it will acquire…

There are a lot of dangerous enemies in Blades of Fire. Even the Queen’s Hounds, which may look like cannon fodder, are powerful enough to land two good shots on Aran to deplete his health and send him back to the last Anvil. One of the most formidable foes you’ll face early is wandering around in the Besacarr Hamlet area is a massive Troll. If you try and attack it with your sword or polearm, you’ll notice that they do little to no damage to their health bar at all. Moreover, their health bar needs to be depleted twice before…

Bitcoin has topped $110,000 for the first time in a recent rally that has seen it gain 3% over the past day to break through past price highs from earlier this year.Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new all-time high of $110,788.98 on Coinbase late on May 21, just before 11:30 pm UTC, according to TradingView.Bitcoin has gained around 3% over the last 24 hours, surpassing its all-time high of $109,458 that it hit earlier in the day, which was the first time it traded above its previously long-held Jan. 20 peak.The world’s largest cryptocurrency has now gained 17.5% so far this…

CNN  —  Imagine boarding a flight from Seattle to London, but instead of burning fossil fuel, your plane’s engine runs on fuel created — quite literally — from thin air. It sounds like science fiction, but research labs are already working on making it happen. So far it’s on a very small scale. A new class of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pulls carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air and turns it into jet fuel, offering a glimpse into a future where aviation could be virtually emissions-free. The catch? The price tag for these e-fuels is still sky-high. The high cost…

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Wednesday night that Jim Irsay, who has owned the team since 1997, has died at the age of 65. “We are devastated to announce our beloved Owner & CEO, Jim Irsay, passed away peacefully in his sleep this afternoon,” Colts chief operating officer Pete Ward said in a statement released by the team. “Jim’s dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts, in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly, his love for his family, were unsurpassed.” Irsay is survived by his daughters, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson, his ex-wife and…

Sebastian Siemiatkowski is leaning all the way into the idea that his buy-now-pay-later, IPO-bound startup Klarna is an AI company. When Klarna delivered updated quarterly earnings on Monday, it was his AI avatar (pictured above) that presented the highlights, according to the company’s YouTube video. Other than AI Siemiatkowski’s admission, it wasn’t obvious that this was AI. There were only a few subtle signs: AI Siemiatkowski didn’t blink as much as most humans do. The voice sync was good, but not perfect. The AI was also wearing a brown jacket that looked a lot like the one from a widely…

Mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo went on the offensive Wednesday following news that he’s under criminal investigation by President Trump’s Department of Justice, rolling out a campaign ad blasting the probe as a nakedly political effort to disrupt his momentum in the race. The 33-second spot kicks off with a narrator recounting how Trump’s administration has recently used federal law enforcement to target elected Democrats across the U.S. — including New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime political nemesis to both Cuomo and Trump who’s facing a criminal DOJ probe, too. “Now, they’re attacking Andrew Cuomo to interfere with New…

The woman left clinging to life from a vicious beating on Randalls Island was robbed of the e-bike she was riding home from work — and will never fully recover if she manages to survive, her devastated daughter said Wednesday. Victim Diana Agudelo, 44,  was biking home from her job as a custodian at the Museum of the City of New York in East Harlem around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, taking her usual route through Randalls Island as a shortcut to her apartment in Astoria, Queens, her daughter said. She never made it home and the next time her family…